Planter.



No. 707,152. Patentd Aug. I9, |902.

R. MURPHY.

PLANTEB.

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No; 70m2. Patented Aug. 19, |902;

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PLANTER.

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No. 7o7,|52. Patented Aug. I9, |902.

n. MURPHY.

PLANTEn'.

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43o ati/ng ,mechanism beingreinoved. Fig@ is a" central vertical longitudinalfsection ofthe UNiTEnv STAT-'Es I ReintRi-M KURPi-Ijr, oF, CANISTEO., NEW' ir'RKQ` `srncIFJIOATION'refrein4g pm 'of Letters Patent Naro/7,152, dated eglise "'19, ieoa vinitiierten naja July 12,1901.

vTootZZ wig/m ,ttm/ty Beit known that I, ROBERT MURBHY, va .citil vkzen of the United States, residing atl.Canisteo,v .in the county of Steuben and` State ofNew York, have invented certain newland useful 'l [Improvements in Planters; l.and `I fdo declare scription of the invention, .such as willjenable n others skilled inthe art to which it v 1oy the following to be a full,v clear,I andl 'exact del l appertains to make and 4use th'esameLj -v 1 ,n My invention relates to lthat @las"s"ofplalnt-4 ers wherein the feeding'yof tlieseed; grain, &c., is governedbythe movement of arecipmoved` and whereinthe .planting/mechanism. is yadaptedto be raised/in order-to alicord` rocatingzgate` or slide actuatedby therevo-` Vlution of', .bearing-wheels y as the plan terv is greater facilities `for transportation,- 1ny-in- ,Vention being especially, applicable to the" vplalyiting yof potatoes; and forthe'lpurpose ofl making such `a machine whichjwill; be'cheap,' "efficient, and durable'my invention consists i fil .in the construction, arrangemenmand corn.` g 1 bination of the-,several partsoffwhichit is 'composed,'as will be hereinafter v"more'fully described andclaim'ed, 1

y In the accompanying drawings, Figure Vl is j a top yplan viewofav planter'constructed in "accordance with my4 invention, the hopper and its supporting-frainefandthevalye-actui complete machine." ,Figlf 'is aview similarl to Fig. 1, showing the hopper, removed, but

" a central vertical cross-section ofthe 'device-- illustrating the construction of the slide-valvev` 'and means for operating thesame. f 'Fig'. liis "men'tary rear elevation, partlyin section,

showing the connectionsbetweenthe valves v vdinalside bars 1,- the twofintermediate longitudinal bars 2,' andthe transverse l`end pieces 3, carried bythewheels 4,-havlinga broadtread, -which wheelsare mounted upon the axles, projectingfrom the outer side ofconsisting of standards'dconnected ibya crossbrace 7, vrising from leach ofthe longitudinal j per 10, which occupies a Acentral position upon :respectively bracedby-and supported upon fa-ndis suitably secured to"` the said front and sitionupon the frameby transverseclamping-V '-pieces`18,' which "are suitablyv connected to each. other and .the intermediate longitudinal -infadvance of the tube or sp0ut17 and is proeach of the sidepieces l. Anfauxiliary frame,

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,loars2 and' `c'onnectedfat the topbythe top pieces 8 and 9, supports' the feed box or hopt t, v thefratne, and the bottomvll-of thishopper is `preferably extende'dvtowafrd the-front and frear and properly'shapedftoforni' a drivers seat 12 and anl operators 'seat 1 3, `vifhichare I i 6o the 'seat-,posts '14"and'15, risingffromthe :front .and rear @wss-pieces' .3 Theoegueor p01@ 16 vextends longitudinally to therearof the frame rear cross-pieces 3. f The' boxglor hopper 10 servesas al receptaclelfor thefertilizer, seeds, potatoes, dac., which are to be fed through the conducting *tube Aor yspoutl? to the ground.` The spout 17 is rigidly held and clamped in' po;`

y,bars Ai lever :19 is 'pivoted at lits forward en'd to a'bracke't 20, mountedup'on the tongue 16,k and extends rearwardly therefrom Vand is provided at a point at'orv about midway of its f lengthfwith ay collar lor' yoke` 21,whichsurrounds the said conducting tube `or chute V17. Thefurrow-opener 22A is disposediinmedately vided with ran upwardly-'extending post or Larm 23,'which projects at itsu'pper end through a slot 24,' formed in the11ever-19adjacent to the collar or'yoke 2l and providedwith a lon gitudinal series ofy apertures 25for the passage therethrough of a,`securingpin26,which is adapted to be fitted transversely in open- `ings formed in thele'ver l,19lto adjustably cony nectthe'said postor-'arm thereto, whereby,y the furrow-opener may be adj ustedverti'cally 9o as desired. A chain27` connects the furrow- Akopener-withthe tongue 16 andconstitiites al flexible connection whereby said" `furrow-l opener is steadied and braced and also permittedto be raisedor lowered for-adjustment. 95

The hiller or furrow-covering,plowsj28.are' located in the rear of thel spout '17and1 upon I opposite -sides of thecentralline o'fsame and the'furrowfopenerfand are provided. with vupf wardly-extending'postsf,orarm's'29, which are, pivotally connected at f their upperends by pins or bolts-30 to theintermediatelongitu- 4dinal bars t2, whereby they areadapted to' w swingv in the arc of a circle in a directionlonoperation by reason of the connection of its arm 23 with the lever 19, whereby the operating parts may be raised for convenience in transporting the planter from place to place and until the lever is disengaged and lowered again to throwr them into operation. The rear end of the lever 1Q is suitably shaped to form a handle, which is disposed so as to be conveniently manipulated by the operator from the seat 13, and said lever when elevated is adapted to Abe held in such position by means of a pin or stop 33, fitted in or suitably applied to the seat-post 15. f

The feed of the seed, fertilizer, or potatoes :from the hopper and through the tube 17 to the ground is controlled by means of valves 34 and 35, arranged to open and close the top and bottom ends of said tube.4 The valve 34 is slidably mounted in guides or ways formed in the frame-pieces 8 and 9 and is provided at its opposite ends with arms 36, connected at their free ends by means of flexible straps 37 to the inner end of a vibrating operatinglever 3S, pivoted at 39 to one of the standards (5, rising from the intermediate longitudinal side bars 2. The connection between said lever and straps is preferably made by providing the lever with a hook 33"1 to engage an eye 37 uniting said straps, thus making the lever i detachable from the straps. The lever 38 is adapted to swing in an arcuate path longitudinally of the planter, and its outer end projects into the path of thelugs 40, suitably secured or formed upon a rim 41, fastened upon the inner side of one of the carrying- Wheels 4. As the wheels turn upon the forward movement of the planter these lugs 40 at regular periods or intervals come into contact with the outer projecting end of the lever 38 and force the same forwardly, thereby vibrating the leverand sliding the valve through the medium of liexible straps 37 to its open position, whereupon a definite quantity of seed from the hopper 10 will be allowed to pass through the feed-opening in the bottom of the hopper and drop down into the tube or spout 17. After the lug 40, which contacts with the lever, has moved the same to its fullest extent said lug clears the lever, and the lever is then retracted to its normal position by a retracting-spring 42, whereby the said slide-valve 34 is closed.

The valve 35, which controls the outlet of the seed at the bottom of the spout 17, is carried by an operating-lever 43, which projects upwardly upon the rear side of the spout 17 and has an angularly-bent L-shaped upper end 44, the right-angular portion of which is pivoted to one of the transverse clamps 18 or to some other suitable part of the frame, while the vertical extremity of said L-shaped end has connected thereto one end of a flexible strap 45, `which passes around a pulley 46, mounted upon the adjacent standard 6, and thence extends to and is connected with the inner end of the vibrating lever 38. By this construction it will be seen that when said lever 38 is operated by a lug 40 both valves 34 and 35 will be simultaneously opened, and that when the lever is restored to its normal position both valves will be simultaneously closed, the closing of valve 35 being effected-by means of aretractingspring 47, (shown in Fig. 2,) connected to the lever y .will be allowed to drop down into the spout 17, but are prevented from discharging through the spout by the valve 35, which closes before said seeds can pass through said spout, and that at all times subsequently during the operation of planting the valve 35 on opening will allow the seed resting thereon to drop through to the ground to be planted and will then close to prevent the seed which have been permitted to pass into the spout 17 by the opening of the valve 34 from discharging, the operation of the valves being so timed that the valves are adapted to close after having been opened before the seed passing through the `valve 34 can pass through the lower end of the spout 17 to the ground. By this means it will be seen that a potato or charge of seed will be held by the bottom valve during the entire operation of planting and will be immediately discharged and deposited into the furrow `upon the opening of said valve, thus insuring regular and uniform planting. lever 38 is a cord, strap, or chain 48, which passes downward and over a pulley 49 upon the frame and is connectedwith the collar or yoke 21, so that when the lever 19 is raised to throw the furrow-opener and'hillers out of operation the outer end of said lever 38 after the hook 38u has been Areleased by the hand will also be moved out of the path of the lugs 40 upon the revolving wheel, thus cutting olf the feed as desired when moving the planter and cultivator from place to place. It will of course be understood that in this operation of the parts the hook 38a is first disengaged by the operator, so that the lever 38 will be free to be retracted when the lever 19 is raised.

Instead of forming or securing the lngsupon the rim 41 for actuating the trip-lever I may form said lugs directly upon the Wheel. The use of the rim or ring 41, however, is deemed preferable, as several of such rings may ac- IOO IIO

Attached to the inner end of the IZO - ready means for regulating the distance be` f frornthe hopper to the spout and from said? vosgienv company each machine and have the lugs dif-,

ferently spaced thereon, so as to afford a tween the successive hills.

A marker is applied to one of the wheels et to come into contact with the surface of the' ground and leaves an imprint as a guide for cross-furrowing.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf 1. In a planter, the combination of a hopper, a feed-spout, valves .at vthe top and bottom of the spout, a vibrating lever for imparting a sliding movement to the upper valve', a swinging lever connected to the lower4 valve, nmeans for operatinglsaid-vibrating le- Iver, a connection between the two levers for eecting the simultaneous operation of the valves, means auxiliary to and connected withsaid levers for simultaneously retracting the same, and further means for throwing said levers and valves out of operation, substantiallyas described.

2. In a planter, the combination with a frame and hopper, of a feed-spout, upper and' lower valves for controlling the feed of seed spout to the ground, a vibrating lever for imparting a sliding movement to the upper valve, a swinging lever connected to the lower valve, means for vibrating said'vibratinglever, a connection between the two levers for operating the valves in unison, means auxil-` iary to said levers for automatically and si-` multaneously retracting the same, a furrowopener, furrow-coverers, alever for simulta,

Y neously throwing said furrow-opener and furrow-coverers into and out of operation, and a connection between said lever and the vbrat-l ing lever for throwing said vibrating lever into and out of operation simultaneously with las described.

the furrow opener and coverers, substantially 3. In applanter', the Lcombination with a45 frame, of a lever pivoted thereto, a furrowopener adjustablyvconnected with the bleven,

a lexible connection between' said furrow-p' opener and a iixed part of the planter, ,fur-

row-coverers pivoted `to t, the frame, 1iexible5o connections ybetween said `furrow-coverers andthe frame to limit the rearwardmovef ment of saidtcoverersgiiexible connectionsA between the coverers and thelever, whereby when said lever is operated the furrowopen-I ers and coverers willv be simultaneously4 thrown into and out of operation, and means` for holding the said lever elevated, substantially as described.

4;' In a planter, the combination -with a vframe and hopper, of a=feedspout, a slidemultaneously throwing said furrow opening land coveringdevices andthe vibrating lever into and out of operation, substantially'asvqs described.

In testimony whereof I `have hereunto set my hand in presence of tw'o subscribing witnesses.

(ROBERT MURPHY,l

Witnesses: y

GARRET F. SPEER,

CHARLES C. BURRELL. 

